Well, after everyone's visit I did a headcount in the aviary. To check on eggs and babies and nesting boxes. Should have done it while the girls were visiting as there were babies being born as we walked about in there. A few newborns and lots and lots of eggs.

Today I moved Juliet into "jail" as she was trying to have more babies and it was too many clutches for her. She had already laid four eggs before I knew of it so those eggs got fostered under Kermit who has 3 of her own. Also, one of my recessive pied girls Paco, was trying to start having babies far too young so she also is in jail with her mother Juliet.

Here's the list:-

Sascha (yellow texas clearbody) and Stumpy (YF1 cinnamon) have 5 eggs

Kaya (green cinnamon) and Sonny (yf2 spangle) have 4 newish babies and maybe 1 egg

Curry and Laila have 7 eggs

Slinky (violet spangle) and Bloo (sky spangle) have 5 eggs

Ciara and her boy have 2 babies and 5 eggs (surprise to me)

Pepper (mauve opaline) and spice (grey opaline) have 4 eggs

Kiwi ( Type 2 dilute clearwing ? / spangle? ) and honey (GF type 2 dilute) have 1 egg

Butter (creamino) and her dominant pied boy have 1 newborn and 3 ? eggs

Spot ( pied) and precious ( violet opaline, spangle ? )have 6 eggs

Izzy (green cinnamon opaline) and tiki (YF2 spangle) have 1 newborn and 3 ? eggs

Prince (mauve spangle ) and princess (cobalt clearwing ) have 3 eggs

Tart (GF type 2 grey ) and pickles (pied) have 3 eggs

Kermit (green clearwing) and Froggie (green clearwing) have 3 eggs of theirs and 4 of Julie

Greyson (Mauve greywing boy) and Jenni (sky opaline) have 8 eggs

Arnie ( grey green cinnamon)and Molley ( sky opaline )have 2 eggs

Lucifer(grey dilute) and Shiloh (texas clearbody white) have 4 eggs

Lucy (lutino) and Jack (green clearwing ) have 7 eggs

Casper and his new girl (no name) have 6 eggs

Feather (YF2 opaline) and Zorro (grey green opaline) have 3 eggs

Misty (Yellowface type 2 grey dilute) and her dominant pied boy Chucky have 3 babies

Cindy (sky cinnamon) and Jet (mauve spangle dom pied) setting up home together

 

Maybe its worth a plane trip over here soon guys to get your budgie babies.

Last breedings for the year here unless we have some late starters as all these breeding pairs are in retirement after these batches......for quite some time. All these pairs chose each other so interesting results may eventuate. ..............oh....totals about 90 eggs and 11 new babies.....

Edited July 11, 200618 yr by Bubbles

:fear you'll be over run by budgies... can't think of anything nicer.

That's A LOT of budgies!! :(Laughing out loud):

Oh MY! That's an amazing amount of budgies!!!

 

I would LOVE to be closer, so I could take some.... Especially Crystal!! *sigh*.... :fear

 

How do you come up with all their names....(especially Tart!...where did that come from!? :(Laughing out loud): )

 

Cheers,

Tracey

Thank goodness not all eggs hatch....if it was 100% hatch rate I don't know what I would do. I keep the ones I like, and rehome others. Any of you guys if you lived closer would be given a budgie, as I could think of no better home than a forum member. I aim NOT to interbreed in any way so I have to rehome some to buy in new blood (something that takes my fancy).......even if the ones I rehome were ones I would have liked to keep. Tracey...the name TART came about cos she was a bird given to me and I was unsure of her age or if she could even be a mate to a male and have babies...she surprised me when one of the gorgeous pied boys thought she was a gods gift from heaven. He is her partner.........HOWEVER......recently I saw her on her perch outside of her nesting box being bonked by two other boys, with another couple lined up. She is TART by reputation. :fear

...........and there is nothing nicer than to stand in the aviary with budgies who have no fear of me flying past brushing their wings against my face, and babies I have handled from day one being comfortable in landing on me and stopping for awhile as i walk about the aviary.

I have long since lost the ability to quickly come up with new names....Kirby names a lot for me and you guys on the forum help with the rest. Some of my budgies are named after forum members.

Edited July 10, 200618 yr by Bubbles

Aaahhh....I see! Then 'Tart' is a perfect name then! :(Laughing out loud):

 

I think naming all those budgies would be a bit of a brain strain....so thank goodness for help! I have trouble naming ONE budgie, let alone the MANY that you have! I don't know how Kirby can reel off all those names....I've noticed he's a great help when it comes to helping with naming...*phew*.... :fear

With over 150 budgies I only get stuck on about 4-5 names....I remember all the rest by name, relationship, colour, nature and history. I have started to put it all on paper in case my husband ever needs to know anything if I got sick or whatever. I feel very lucky that I have the space and time for my birds. I could easily have twice that many but would prefer not to. What I have with the comings and goings of babies is manageable. I love my birds and enjoy every minute I spend with them. :fear

Wow! Wish I could fly over and bring back some spangles :fear Can't wait for the updates.

(Laughing out loud) MAX!!! (Laughing out loud)

 

Im just outgoing as Bubbles and many others know. Im creative, and have known MANY animals in my short lifetime so far that i think about A LOT (Laughing out loud). Ive only named about, hmmm, like 15-20 new babies, and adulta, id say thats about right correct Karen? (Laughing out loud)..it just comes naturally, and like Karen does, she thinks bout their colour behaviour e.t.c. Her newly fledged dom pied white hen i named Cameo becuase it reminds me of a rich, white jewel... just like what the cutie pie is

 

Yes indeed.... TONS OF BABIES!!!!!!!!!! :wub: x 97+ more, (Laughing out loud). I hope Laila and Curry have fertile babies this time, unlike last and i cannot wait to see Slinky and Bloo's babies H ise the violet dom pied spangle male formerly named Pie right? or... (Laughing out loud)

 

Kirby

LOL MAX!!! lol

 

Im just outgoing as Bubbles and many others know. Im creative, and have known MANY animals in my short lifetime so far that i think about A LOT lol. Ive only named about, hmmm, like 15-20 new babies, and adulta, id say thats about right correct Karen? lol..it just comes naturally, and like Karen does, she thinks bout their colour behaviour e.t.c. Her newly fledged dom pied white hen i named Cameo becuase it reminds me of a rich, white jewel... just like what the cutie pie is

 

Yes indeed.... TONS OF BABIES!!!!!!!!!! :wub: x 97+ more, lol. I hope Laila and Curry have fertile babies this time, unlike last and i cannot wait to see Slinky and Bloo's babies H ise the violet dom pied spangle male formerly named Pie right? or... lol

 

Kirby

Slinky....no. Pie is in the other aviary with his dominant pied girl (no name)..........**correction...she has gone without a name long enough. I will call her "Shiver" cos she does that a bit. Except when Pie is around.

Slinky (Blinky lookalike) looks like pie but he is just violet spangle I think. I will send you photos.

Edited July 11, 200618 yr by Bubbles

(Laughing out loud) YAY!!! okay thanks

 

ps- I replyed to e-mail about all eggs Then i come on here, and see even more detailed list! (Laughing out loud)

 

Kirby

Yes Karen why didn't you think to do that while we were all there, all thoses extra hands I can't wait to see some of the outcomes of these pairs.

Yes Karen why didn't you think to do that while we were all there, all thoses extra hands I can't wait to see some of the outcomes of these pairs.

Yeah....I'm sorry about that. I was so distracted and thrilled with the visit, I can tell you. I was actually surprised at some of the newest babies....ones I wasn't expecting at all. As Lin says "there must be something in the water here " !! It was a good day and the weather behaved itself. All babies but Buddha and Bao flying around today and all babies eating well. All babies still like to be picked up and held....except Crystal now....she is getting to be a bit more independant

Edited July 11, 200618 yr by Bubbles